William Cooper, 1702

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24        German 
The last will and testament of Wm Cooper of Peeltown, 
who departed this life about the 11th of April 1702. 
First, he committed his soul to God and his body 
to Christian burial. 
Item, he left to the eight poorest persons in town 
6 pence apiece. 
Item, he left to his son William Cooper 5 shillings legacy. 
Item, he left to his grandson William Cooper his 
part of the nearer Milln, and a furnished feather 
bed all the pewter belonging to his house, 2 brass 
candlesticks, 2 pots and a kettle, a xxx scummer, 
1 mare and the sheep; in consideration of the goods 
that was left unto him by his grandmother. 
Item, he left his grandson Charles his half of 
Cosnahan’s houses as heirship, as his grandmother 
had left him before. 
Item, he left his said grandson Charles six pounds 
that was in Mr. John Cosnahan’s custody towards 
the setting of him to a trade. 
Item, he left all the bedsteads of his house to 
his grandson William Cooper. 
Item, he left to his sister Anne Gell 7 shillings 
9 pence legacy. 
Item, he left to his granddaughter Margaret five 
pounds, and 4 yards of sarge. 
Item, he left to John Hutchin 5 shillings. 
Item, he left to Anne Gell 5 yards of sarge, 
8 yards of raw cloth, a waistcoat of the mixture, 
and his wife Mary’s red petticoat & smock with a 
white apron and 2 coifes. 
Item, he left to Mr. John Cosnahan & Mr. Charles 
Moor 5 shillings apiece. 
Item, he left to John Hutchin and Finlo Fargher 3. 
Item, he appointed and ordained his two granddaughters 
Margaret and Elizabeth to be Executrices of all 
the rest of his goods moveable and unmoveable 
whatsoever, and appointed Mr. John Cosnahan and 
Mr. Charles Moor to be their supervisors. 
He left to Parson Wattleworth 5 shillings. 
Witnesses: 
John Hutchin, 
Finlo Fargher. 
The Supervisors sworn in Court in form of Law. 

A perfect Inventory of the goods of William Cooper 
prized and valued by four sworn men, vizt., John 
Waterson, Phinlo Karragher, Gilbert Craine, & 
Henry Gell, as follows, the 18th of Jun 1702: £  s  d
Imprimis, ture sheets valued to               1: 1: 0 
Item, a pillow bear & 3 napkins               0: 1: 8 
Item, two towels                              0: 2: 0 
Item, four caddows at                         0:12: 0 
Item, all the blankets at                     0:13: 0 
item, the bed and bolster at                  0:15: 0 
item, six yards of mixt cloth                 0:11:10 
item, two pair of old shoes                   0: 2: 0 
item, two yards of linen cloth                0: 1: 6 
item, a waistcoat                             0: 7: 0 
item, five yards of coarse linen cloth        0: 2: 0 
item, one coarse canvas                       0: 1: 6 
item, the flax at                             0: 1: 9 
item, the wheels at                           0: 4: 0 
item, the small wooden vessels at             0: 2: 2 
item, all the barrels                         0:18: 0 
item, the salt at                             0: 6: 0 
item, the flax seed                           0: 0: 8 
item, old barrel staves                       0: 2: 0 
item, eight dales                             0: 6: 8 
item, a pair of nets                          0: 7: 0 
item, two keives, a hogsboard & cupboard      0:10: 0 
item, a cow at                                1:10: 0                     
item, the goats at                            0: 6: 0 
item, due from Capt Huddlestone Exrx.        11:18: 2 
item, due from Capt Sill Ratcliffe & wife     4:10: 0 
item, due from Thomas Casnahan                0: 4: 9 
item, due from Wm Quirk lammel[?]             1: 0: 0 
item, due from Wm Hopes                       1: 0: 0 
item, due from Henry Ratcliffe Gourdan        1: 0: 0 
Item, due from Charles Cowle                  0: 6: 0 
item, due from Wm Moore                       0: 5: 6 
item, due from his sister Ann Gell            0:15: 6 
item, due from Wm Cricket of Jurby            0: 1:xx 
item, due from John Hutchin                   0: 5:xx 
item, due from Thomas Ratcliffe of Peeltown   0:17:xx 
                                             31: 9:xx
Due from the office of Deputy Customer        2: 0:xx 
In money payable & gold                       3: 2:xx 
In Cusnahan’s meadow                          2:10:xx 
And more in clipt money 21 ounces and 
   13 penny weight at 5 shillings per ounce   4: 8:xx